OVER GOVERNOR
Milton Miller Attacks Sta'c
Supt. Churchill When Lat
:.,ter Blames Governor Pierce
:, for Tangle Over Purchase of
s Oregon School Books.
BAMOM.' Auk. M Finding Itself
In a (rtato uf uncertainty today hh to
Ita powers lo mcut tit UiIh time nnd
adopt text b(Mil8 the Hiute text honk
roni mi union put the rnlileni before
Attorney (Jcneral Vun Winltlo . uml
adjourned until iifu-rnutm.
The vommitjxlon voted, on motUm
of A. C. Hampton, of AHtorla, to
throw the mutter of adopting two
third of the text uooktt UHud In
Oregon open to adoption liy open
competition on AuruhI 20. Whether
this procedure Ih IpkuI Ih the mat
ter Omt the uttorney Ren em) Ih to
decide before. .,tho end of the day
Btute BuporinlenUent ,j. a. Chur
chill and Milton A. Miller, who hud
been elected clmlrtnun of the toni
jiiIhbIou, chiHhcd durtiiw the mut'ting.
Miller Intlnmtcd thtit Churchill had
' acted fllctfully hi preparing it Ktate
cotirae of Hliidy Avlth no conlructH
oxlutlng wllli puhllMhei-H. Chunlilll
replied thul beta u no of the cuvernor'H
veto of a bill empowering the hoard
of education to enter Into contractu
there wan no authurily vented In
unyono to enter Into contracts at HiIh
time, thereforn ho could not bo
charged with pronei'dlng Illegally
Mlller.mild then,, that he perhupn
ehpuldirthuvo'-uhpU "the word "
legally,1' but declared that ChurchllfH
ih-oecdui'e hud ueen Jrrogulur. TIiIh
Churchill denied.
f Churclillli holds -that the cummls-
filpn lias no lesul authority to meet
ou August iO, while the coiiiiuIkhIoii
apparently a unanliiioiiH In the op In
Iujl (hat, the cmerKcncy kIvch the
t-vmujitmiou that uuthorlty. i
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V8AT-KM. Aim. J. 1'rlor tu n lnwt
lilff 'of the Htutu' text book vuniuilH
uluii bvo today. It mm apparent that
frtxitll this utily tllllltr the cuininlwiloii
uoUld Ip -wflvo I lie tcxtljuuk prolj
K'lii ' In ' Oroifoit wuh to allow -Hi"
"uimtloimin'it ugraniu'iu" C'iiIoiimI Into
between p'tuto - Muiiurliiiuiidviit J. A.
Vliurehill mid the text book piilillnli-
em to tuka tho phieo of conlriiuto.
T Tho rcusons for t li In arc Covvrnor
lMsi'ee'M veto or a hill iiiikhuiI nv Hh
'tS'ilMegiHlutuie umpowerliii; the state
' board qf ctlmullou to mitor lino cun
traetn at tlio bent poaHlble iiiIioh, the
fact; ,tliat tins text hook eoiiiiiiliulon
hiw iiiu .uuthuiily nuclei' ho law to
uiako uoiitiacla, and Iho linpumillilily
at Iho .present dale to adopt new
books and bo able to (let them for
the eumlnfr school year.
Under tho law tho eontraets muni
bo nindo by tho siulo board of edu
cation, wliltli In compuned of the
governor, the neerotary of Mate and
me muio aunooi auperiiitendenl.
The "Bcntloinen'ii aKreement" be
tween Mr, . Cliuiehlll ami tho pnh
1lliord Id the pnjinlKo of the puhllHh
brfl whoHO limiltH i in i .....
uchooli! that they will furnish the
iiookn at aa low a fimire an tla-y
re sold n any oilier nlate, or nl
Whleli they would have ameed by
eontraet luid eonlruilo heen naido.
' 'Govornor IMcite took the poidtlnn
that by "bIuimIIhk pat" Die male hii
' perlnendent would have been able
'to got tho Iiookn at prleea eontalned
In tho old cuntnielH Mini lluif li,,.;.
tho bill pimHod by (he legialaiure to
nccomo a law would liavo been a
surrender to (he hook Iruat."
" Tho meuiheiK of iho text hook
eoiiiinlwdon are Milton A. .Miller, of
i-ortlandl lleorKO Hub, nuporlnten
dent of the Saleill aehoolM; It. II.
'Turner, superintendent uf the IJallaa
Hchoola, A. C. Hampton, auperhlten
dont of the Aalorla ai hoola, and Mia.
'Murjorlo Ueluill Newbury of Med
foril. il'lie. flro department niiKwored n
auinuiPila al il:3o thla foreimnn on
West Main street lo exllnmilxh a
Kiifd' truck ; whli'h had taunlit fire
fruui A Kaaollne tank exploalon. Kev
orol,, gnlloiiM of eheiulialK were used
before the hlaxe wan put under con
trol, but the truck, which hclmiux t
tho county, was a total hum. Luckily
nu ono was injured when Iho explu
,on uceuiri'd, A grans fire, caused
rimii tho sparks of Iho flro, was also
quickly extinguished.
Last night I he department was
summoned to Welch street to extin
guish a mini 11 grass tire which did
no damage, and on Kaiunlay night at
11:15 was called lu M5 Mouth fentral
whero a closet flro was imltkly ex
tinguished. Tho damage was esti
mated Mt 1.0, most of the less being
burnt clutjies.
. cn.iua:i wnii Minium.
i IContlnusd From Pg Onsl
Mr. Kchwarls yesterduy lo proceed
Svllh'lha funeral of I lie body which
she Insists is her husband's.
' ."Von call announce Hint HchwarU
IK named for murder," the San lan
clscti lixaiiilncr quotes Tinning as
saying. rills body is positively not
Bcliwarln. have asked tho sheriff
to broadcast a retiuest lo sheriffs
ana cnie.s of ioiic to find Hchwnrti
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" Cook with iu. tf
tiliSnl UP
, Frrf I Th Pholo trace Bryan's ca- J i . Tl
I I I "rf At top: At his gradua- k fllj y l l
t I " I I "on trom rollese; with Harrow &L JiiBl J
tJ KT at vlt'on trial In Day ton. ff v
i Middle: As colonel in Spanish- fiJ 14 5 iT"-"
ful"' American War, as secretary of JL' If
III i ii r i d SiS state; at time of first presiden- rSfsa,. ' J J, i
'! campaign. Below: Making wtSSlT M : VS
1 lst Srett speech in Dayton; fcSjtt'j&rfgi 'lia" '
-nd as candidate in 1U08 (right). -. .
PRESIDENT STARTS
THIRD YEAR IN
' (SWAM I SCOTT, Mhhh., Auk- 3.
p.), fahin Coolldwe Htarttd In
today on bin third year as pTealdunt,
HeomliiKly Hntlnfled with IiIh udmlnlH
ttallon'H record, and quietly perfect
ing, plaim for It'Klhlatlon and execu
tive action during tlm remainder of
IiIh term, I
Two yi-aiH ago JumI lieforo dawn,
on Annual K.. 1 'j:t. In 'IiIh falhcr'H
inodeHl hoiiir at Plymouth, Vermont
Mr. CnulfdKc look the oath uh
ptCHltlciit a few hnurrt after the death!
of Warren rt. llanlltiK.
LoobltiK bacU over IiIh white houne
tucumbemy, prcKldciit Coollde, hl!
friemlH miy, fee In Hatlnflnl with the
turn of eventH, the election remillH
hiHt November IncreiiKliifi his confi
dence that IiIh pullclcR were pieullnK
with approval.
Apparently Mr. Cool Id tie Im not dl
t urbed over any of tho major Ihhucs
which remain in be Nettled. Hope
ful that anthracite opera torn and
mtiici-8 eventually will aured on a
new wae male he has determined
not to interfere with iuotlatloii8.
lie also believort that an agreement
amtrift t!ie powers Ih hear on the
vexing ChlneHo prohlein. that pron
peVtH are hi'lght for favorable tien
atu action ou the world court pro
poHal nnd that tho way Is being
cleared for enactment of n Manufac
tory tax reduction bill.
Today tho president turned hl at
tention to polltU-H, the visit to the
Hummer white house or John l.
Adanm of Iowa, former chairman of
the republican national committee,
affording hi in an opportunity to
obtain Information tin to conditions
and proHpcetH, ' particularly hi the
northwcMt.
PLEADS SELF-DEFENSE'
I.AKKI'OltT. Cullf.. Aug. 3 (A. V.I
Mr. Anna Howe shot and killed Iter
liUHliand, W'ltllnm II. Howe ut Hie
l''ralik Kwaru ranch near here Sun
day. Testimony at the Inquest given
by the woman wuh that Hint had shot
in nclf dereuse. Officers Hinted' the
-da In mini hud a death grip on h prun
lnRkuHe when bin body was viewed.
Mrs. Hour mild the iiarre that ended
In the kIh.vIiik wuh due lo "his Jeal
ousy without cause," She Is dotntucd
nut no cIuukc has yet been plueetl
ItglllllHt her.
New Miimiger of IVIrgrani
I'oltTI.ANO. Auk. 3 (A. P.) J. R
Wheelei .pnwident nnd I,. It. Win rter.
vice prcMldent of lhiTebgriim Pub
HshliiK eonipany, annouuceil today Dis
appointment of W. S. Jour um ire n era I
m ana ger of the TeleKnim.
Mr. Jones wild today he had already
purchuHed a home in Porttaiid,
Only few ,biyn left HpeeUl electric
ra'f u offer; net yours nuwl lit
MCTTOnD MATT, ITtmtTXR
Bryan's career Told it Pictures
Pigof theEarly jj. DEMPSEY SPURNS
i lonccr mv-M r-i i it-
I'KNIJI.KTON. Ore., Aug. I A. P.)
Another of the little baud of Civil
war veteran-s In (hiiatllla county Iuih
answered the final reveille. I lira in
M. Lac, XL,-who wrved with the SOth
UllnoiH InranLry t hrouglioot the war
died yesterday at his home In Milieu. ;
following an Illness of months. Jx-o
was born In Illinois in I .S I I aiwl Mioi-L-ly
after the end of the war in I RJ 7
Journeyed west In a covered wagon
caravan to OiegoA. Arttving In iliiH
statu ho lotfk up a hoinesteiLd on Dry
creek neiu Milton and llvctt in and
neaiv Milton until the tlnio of his,
death. 1 j
s
CIUCACO. Aug. 3 (A. P.) Kadio
cuKtlng Ih thet human voice from the
MncMlltaif Av-tic navy expedition ha
proved ho HUcecHMful that mcmboiy v!
the oxplorntluu party expect re broad
casting to thousands uf home rueeiv
erH will be poKilde wl'.hlll a fw
weekn.
Thut w.ls I be win lenient (lf l(cu
li'iiaut Commn inter I-:. K. McDonald.
Jr., lu a radio communication from
l-jtah, ( recti land, announcing that
their radio casting of nuisic and volire
on HuturOny night hail been reported
heard by amateur radio operaiorH'lu
London. lOnKbiud and lu Crand Korks,
North Dakota.
Mention Burton
as Resignation of
Mellon Is Talked
Si
Washington Is ilisctuslnir ru- l
mort Hint Andrrw .Mellon will
resign as secretary of I lie treas
ury. Kcp. Theodore K.Hiirtoti
nf Oliici (above'), ii Mng men
tionctl as lii luobablcucccssor.
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MEDPOttT). OREfiQX, MONDAY, ATOUST il. 192.'
uKttS; WILL HliHI
t a m rr m iiiii at
iini'.ni iijui.u will-1
: I.OS ANGHLliS, Aiib. 3(A. P.
Jtiuk Doinpsey sat- clown harjj today
on Floyd l''ltznlniinns' .proposals ..for
linnioclinto ulKlllliK of pupors lor a bout
hctwoen tho champion nnd Harry Circb,
next September, when ho announced
that tho ono fiKht he wanted was with
' Harry Wilis and that ho would do
tmthliiK in any nllior direction until
Im hears from the New York commis
sion cm the Wills' mutter.
"I inn willliiK tu ubhlu liy (lie dic
tates of tho 'New York ho.xliiK com
mission and whatever-' decision It
makes will ho mv plassuro." Dcniiisny
said. Ito nmiouncocl that ho lias ro
fused a number of proposals for other
bouts and is "only -concerned with the
Wills affair nnd may not fight any
body hut Wills." '
NKW YORK, Ant,'. 3. (A. IM The
lempsey-WIIlR Issuo Is slated to come
lieforo tho New Ynrlt state athletic
commission tomorrow . at 41s regular
rfieetlnK. but James '.Farley, ehslrniun.
woultl Kive no hint today of what steps
wciild bo taken.' . ' '
Tho commission )Kst polled uctlon
two woeks imn when Uemimoy failed
to imiko Bood a proml m to niipcar but
Hiithorl.cd Tex Itii-kilril to act for him
In nrranuInK a bout .with Wills In 1!I2.
This was done as a 'result of Rickard's
liledue to have Deihpsov. appear to
miiriow. hut since tho champion will
not uppunr, further delay is believed
likely. ...
Uickai d, however, - Riitlonnced lie
would Kii before tho ilHK solons itKitln
in an effort to iron out difficulties and
aiirec on n definite pronriuii for Ucmp
sey'8 inopcised battle with Wills.
4 Killed ,15 Hurt
When Mob Storms
Italian City Hall
komi:. amr. 3 tA i rur inr-
miH wvvv kittnl tuid 15 Injured lu a
ftp lit toiltiy itt Suti (ttuvanul In Kiure,
m thv I'ttivhu i1 uf ( 'ntluhi'lii, Mnuthrrn
Itiily, wlii'ii a ttttili itt'nmmlltiK t Ito uh-
itt Inn nf mmnniuiil tnxuM nnd tho rii.s
infKnl nf M lily hum! teal employes
nut nitttvi-M f Hit' lut'P, Hiurmetl the
city hull. i ;
The pnlii " wrrt hircpil U fhr ami
nmw wci c i UHtM'il from t'ononsji, 25
mtli'M lo ilu' wt'Ht. t milmv nrlpi
Bomb Explodes in
Brooklyn Declared
Result Labor War
NKW YOltK. Aiitr. 3 (A. P.) Kx
nloNlun uf a houib curly Itnlny In tho
rHtlliulo of n ftur-rvry hullilliiK In
Mmltxnn !trr. Brooklyn. jmrtly
rtTft'kffl tlu hntttttiiR anil drove S3
ununtR fiii thrlr honiffl. Police be
luve the expUmtun ny have nXjUed
from labor troubles ,, !v
BOYS HERE ON
HIKE TO FRANCE
IJlVorno Snulres, 32, and C'lirist
opher Graham, in, are two young men
who sro attempting to win a waiter by
traveling from Now York City to
I'arls, France, chained together hy
handcuffs, with but J3.00 they received
at the nation's metropolis May II, the;
oay oi inoir ueparturo, lo cover ex
penses. .
When they arrived In Medford yos-
torday afternoon they had covered
over 4.riOO miles, with but 4G0 rollB of
walking, wore enroute to San Fran
cisco, where thev expetrt to board n
boat bound for Shnnehni. Hhlnfl from
which place they exuect to touch I
Aiistrslla. India. Asia Minor. Egypt and
then France and Paris. If thev arrive
in Paris by January 1, 1027, they will
receive a three year art course given
by the lionux Arts Inat uto at tho
Sorhonne of that city.
'I he two young men sav they have
aspirations to be portrait painters,
and they had long wished to attend
the French school, hut due to flnan
clal conditions were unable to. As it
Happened, they belonged tO'"U club
known as the All Fools club, whose
members are made up of t'msn who
are interested In art and literature.
Ono day the hoys talked to the presi
dent about throe youths from Dunns.
Indli. who were going about the world
on bicycles, and It came about that
the president suggested that If' thev
"'oiild leave the city afoot with but
J2.5Q apiece, and promise not to beg.
steal, or write home for funds nnd
srrlvo at Paris within the specified
time, they would he rewarded with
the three yenr course.- :
With a 22-Inch chain between hand
cuffs they cannot open, as the keys
have been sent to Paris, the boys are
continually in each other's company.
Their shirts ' have ; beon so prepared
that thev can be taken off without the
handcuffs being in the Way: a cities-
tlon. which the boys state, has : often
been asked of them as many wonder
If they ever take their shirts off.
The two young men carry cards
with them, portraits of .themselves,
which . they sell lo help defray ex
penses. , ...
Orcb Is Disappointed. '
KANSAS CITY. Aug. 3: Harry
(Ircb. middleweight champion boxer,
expressed disappointment . here today
when ho learned that-Jack Donipsey
would not immediately sign for -a
bout with him. He' expressed de
termination!; howover. to plitaljitlie
match ' if' It' wore possible. . . ?.
Called "Mostly
Active Woman
in Germany"
Frau Katharlna von Oheimb
- is called "the most tctive wom
an in Germany." Although she
was not re-elected a member of
the Reichstag, which she enter
ed in 1919, the is the most pow
erful woman in politics in Ger
many today owing to her beauty,
coney and influential friend.
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S. P. BAGGAGE MAN
PROVES TO BE U. S
PARCEL P. ROBBER
BAN FltANC'IHCO. Aug. 3. Tho
unexpluincd , disappearance ovor a
innnlh. nf Illlt'C'O I iiost and
IUI IUU VI ., ., . .
other mall matter tho value ot.
which is believed to run Into sevorai
thousands of dollars wus oeno.vu
nuii nili,ii'iilcH hero to be
solved with the urrcst today of John
Van Trleht, CO, baggaeeinan employ
ed by the Southern Pacific com
pany at lis docks in Oukland.
Posloffieo inspectors who have
been working on tho caso for six
months reported witnessing Van
Trleht extract packages from parcels
post consignments as they were being
transferred from dock to terry mm
dropping the parcels Into a small
boat tied to the wharf. Whether
LEAVING TONIGHTI i;
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"HER LOVE STORY"
.Adapted From Mary Roberts Rinehart't 8tory
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STARTS TOMORROW! .
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In Her Greatest. Success
Better than "When Knighthood Was in Flower,"
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Phone
Van Ti l' lit as asslsstj ' by a con
federate wus not stotod. . , ', - . ,
Tho California Oregon Power com
pany bnscball teutu was defeuted yes
terduy aftcrnoou at the Holly street
i grounds by tno uwen-uroson stunner
company oy a bcoib u. m o. mo
urtiQ renlAte With ' thrills, anil
arguments with the umpire, who was
ably asslsteu ty tne presence oi jess
Willard, former heavyweight cham
pion of the world, who has been vlslt-
r .. r r .i .
ipg IU SOUllieiu orcsua iwf iue past
week.' Errors, were niado promlscu.
ously by both teams, and neither
played iho good brand of ball they
usually do.. It Is said that loose- field
ing lost the gamo for the powor boys.
Next Sunday the "lighthouse" men
will play Eagle Point at tho latter
place.
Onek with as
Adapted from Charles Major's Novel.
Your Satisfaction
Is Our Success
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